PHOTOS: Healthcare in Sierra Leone

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Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times

At Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Theresa Mattia, 19, is about to undergo an emergency C-section in an operating room illuminated by small generator-powered lights. According to the United Nations, 1 in 8 women in Sierra Leone die in childbirth. The rate in the United States is 1 in 4,800.

At Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Theresa Mattia, 19, is about to undergo an emergency C-section in an operating room illuminated by small generator-powered lights. According to the United Nations, 1 in 8 women in Sierra Leone die in childbirth. The rate in the United States is 1 in 4,800. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)